Department Description Department Purpose

CA&ES is a large and complex unit engaged in teaching, research, outreach, extension and service. CA&ES staff personnel management is dynamic, complex and multifaceted. The college is composed of 15 departments, 7 administrative clusters, and affiliated units located on the Davis campus and at off-site locations. The college has approx. 500 academic senate/federation appointees, 30 MSP and 1500 staff in career, contract, limited term and casual positions. The Distributed Shared Service Center (DiSSC) is a dedicated resource for the College focusing on providing a full range of high quality and cost effective human resources, personnel and payroll services to the College community.